The moment Jackie opened the door, a handful of people came barging in. She greeted them all and then introduced them to Catherine, who was standing timidly in the corner.
"This is my friend Catherine. She will be hanging out with us all weekend."
Catherine came over to shake their hands but they all ended up grabbing her and pulling her in for a hug. Jackie sat down on the chair and struggled to hold back her laughter. Catherine's reaction was priceless. She wasn't exactly what you would call the 'hugging type.'
"Well, it was nice meeting you all. I will let you get to work," Catherine said, inching her way back to her room.
"Don't leave! Come and have a seat," said Rachel, patting her hand on the bed. "We never get to meet Jackie's friends, so this is a real treat."
Jackie looked at Catherine through the mirror and smiled at her. Catherine smiled back and took a seat on the bed. She was relieved, considering Catherine wasn't too friendly the last time she brought her around a group of strangers.
"So Catherine, where are you from?" Asked Jackie's hairstylist, Sean.
"Bloomington, Indiana."
"How in the world do you know Jackie then?" He asked
Without missing a beat, Catherine replied. "We met on campus while Jackie was attending college there."
"Jackie, you were a college girl?!" Sean teased, gently tugging her hair.
"Yup. Just for a year though, then Neptune came knocking again."
"So tell me, what on earth is there to do in Bloomington, Indiana? What do you do for a living?" He asked, turning his attention back to Catherine.
"Not much," she laughed. "It's just your typical, Midwestern small town. I used to teach Psychology, but I'm planning on moving to California to work at a larger University."
"Good for you. Moving to the fun side of the country,"he teased.
"Yeah, I actually lived in California for a little while. So I am pretty excited to go back."
"I'm sure Jackie would love to have you in California with her. You two seem pretty tight lately, considering how much you've been travelling together." Rachel said.
Jackie was nervous for a second, wondering if Rachel was starting to pick up on their act.
"Yeah well like I said, there's not much to do in Bloomington. So you become pretty close with the friends you make there."
"So, got any dirt on Jackie? Any embarrassing party stories?" Sean asked, instigating Catherine.
She sat and thought for a minute before a smile started expanding across her cheeks, "Did she tell you about the one time she almost got caught having sex in the library?"
All of their mouths dropped before they burst into laughter.
"Jacqueline Kirk! You naughty girl!" Sean teased, poking her in the back.
Jackie covered her eyes with her hands, "I hate you Stark. They're never going to let me live this down," she laughed as her face started to turn bright red.
"See, this is exactly why we asked you to stay," Rachel said, slapping Catherine on the knee. "I like this girl, Jackie."
Jackie glanced at Catherine in the mirror and mouthed the words "I hate you". Catherine just winked back.
Jackie had never seen her be this open and fun with other people before. She continued to stare at Catherine and her friends through the mirror laughing and having fun. It gave her hope that the two of them could make this work.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"That must be PR," Rachel said. "The fun's over now guys. I will go and get Tommy."
Jackie and Tommy's publicists made their way into the room and soon after, Rachel came back with Tommy. He smiled at Catherine and sat next to her before the publicists began their routine.
"Okay, basically the same questions as last time. Except they're going to bring up those tabloid photos of the two of you. Just keep saying what you've been saying, keeping the curiosity alive. Jackie, don't mention the amount of alcohol you had that night. It could do more harm to the both of you. Next thing you know they could be saying you have a drinking problem and Tommy took advantage of you."
Jackie glanced at Catherine in the mirror again but she wasn't looking. It was awkward having her in here for this, but she was glad she saw how persistent the publicists were.
"Jackie, got it?" They asked.
"Yeah, okay," she responded solemnly.
****
After they were done, Jackie got dressed for the interviews.
"Hey everyone, can I have a second? I'll meet you all downstairs."
Once she shut the door behind them, she turned around and smiled at Catherine on the bed.
"Look at you, Miss Social Butterfly."
Catherine smiled, biting her bottom lip.
"You have some pretty fun people surrounding you," she said, grabbing her arms and pulling her close. "And you look absolutely gorgeous right now."
Jackie bent down and kissed her, "I have a surprise for you," she whispered.
"And what's that?"
"I made you a reservation upstairs at the hotel spa. The full treatment. Massage, manicure, pedicure, facial. Anything you want, just give them your name and everything is paid for."
"Jackie, you didn't have to do that."
"I felt bad leaving you here alone all day. So I wanted to do something special. Feel free to order any room service too, but I have to get going. I love you," she said before kissing her one last time.
"I love you too."
****
Jackie spent the next 8 hours travelling in and out of more radio stations than she could count. She texted Catherine half way through asking how the day was going. She texted her back a picture of her in a towel getting a massage.
Jackie replied, Glad I got you that phone ;) wish I was there :(
"Texting the boyfriend?" Tommy asked.
"Boyfriend?!" Rachel asked, "So you tell Tommy but play coy with me? Not cool Jackie."
"You know I like to keep things private and drunk Jackie told Tommy, not this version of myself."
"You're not getting off that easy. I will get all the gritty details out of you soon enough," Rachel said.
The premiere was only two days away, and Jackie was getting pretty nervous about having Catherine there to witness her and Tommy interacting for the fans. When they finally arrived back at the hotel after their strenuous day, Jackie asked Tommy if they could talk for a second.
"Yeah, what's up?" He said.
"Look, I know they want us to keep up this charade and I'm fine with it but can we maybe cool it down a bit? I'm in a relationship now and it's' just not something I want thrown in their face."
"Jackie, come on," he sighed. "It's out last big premiere here and let's end it with a bang."
"I know, and we can still have fun but just take it down a notch. Okay?"
"Fine,"he groaned. "Just a notch though," he teased in his typical annoying demeanour. "Night Jacks."
Jackie looked back at him and was rolling her eyes. What a waste of a conversation, she thought. When she got to her room, the door to Catherine's was closed. She knocked softly and Catherine cracked it open, looking behind Jackie to see if anyone else was with her.
"It's just me," she smiled.
Catherine opened the door and was wearing nothing but a robe.
"You look comfy," Jackie said, as she kissed her on the cheek. "And I think I'm starting to develop a thing for bath robes," she smiled as she looked her up and down.
"I am very comfy and relaxed. Thanks to you."
"I'm jealous. I wish I could have joined."
"How about your own personal massage?" Catherine said smirking.
"That sounds wonderful. Let me go and get out of all of this," she said, motioning to her face and clothes.
Jackie took a quick shower and when she came out, Catherine was sitting on her bed with a glass of wine.
"Ohh, just what I need," she said. Grabbing the glass and taking a long sip. She was so happy to come back to company in her hotel room for once, as it made unending that much easier.
"How was your day?" Catherine asked.
"Exhausting. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much and my body aches from sitting in uncomfortable chairs all day."
Catherine took the glass of wine from her hand and set it on the nightstand.
"Come on, lay down."
Jackie laid down on her stomach and Catherine pulled her robe down to her waist. She began digging her hands into Jackie's back and shoulders. Jackie couldn't help but moan in pleasure. She hadn't had a massage in so long. It felt so good.
"Oh, you moan for this?" Catherine teased, as she continued to work her hands onto Jackie's tight muscles.
After a few minutes, she bent down and looked at Jackie's face. She was sound asleep. Catherine covered her up with the blankets and then curled up next to her after she tuned off the lights.
****
At 6am, there was someone pounding at the door. Jackie and Catherine both jumped up.
"Shit!" Jackie whispered.
"Jackie! Wake up!" Rachel was yelling from outside the door.
Catherine hurried out of bed and tiptoed back into her room as Jackie put her robe back on.
"I'm up!" She said as soon as she swung open the door.
The same usual morning routine took place. Hair, makeup and lots of coffee. Catherine came in about an hour later and they all began joking around again.
"Catherine, why don't you join us today. I could use someone to talk to while Jackie and Tommy are doing press all day." Rachel suggested.
Catherine crinkled her forehead, "Are you sure I wouldn't be getting in the way?"
"Not at all! Pleeeaassee! It would be nice hanging out with a normal person for once."
"Hey! I find offence to that!" Jackie cried out.
"Okay, I'll come." Catherine laughed.
Jackie was thrilled that Catherine got to be there with her all day, even though they didn't get much time together. As her and Tommy made their way through the endless press junket interviews, Catherine and Rachel bonded. On their way back, things started to get awkward when Tommy kept hitting on Jackie in the limo. She kept pushing him away and telling him to stop.
"You're going to come around again once you get rid of that douche bag. What the hell happened to you? You used to be fun."
Jackie couldn't believe this was happening in front of Catherine and she didn't know what to say.
All of a sudden Catherine chimed in, "She's still pretty fun, if you ask me."
"Oh really? Well you ladies are going to have to prove that to me at the after party tomorrow night. Maybe me and Jackie can end the night like we did last week, and you can join too Catherine," Tommy winked.
"Sorry. I don't waste my time on little boys," Catherine snapped.
The entire limo started laughing and giving Catherine high fives, as Tommy sat there silent.
"Tommy being silent? This is a first," Rachel laughed.
Jackie subtly grabbed Catherine's hand and gave it a squeeze, smiling at her. Obviously Catherine wasn't letting Tommy get to her.
As they pulled up to the hotel, Rachel snapped back into assistant mode.
"Alright everyone, we don't have any time to spare so get up into hair and make up and meet down in the lobby at 6pm sharp. The limos will be waiting to take you to dinner."
****
When they got to the restaurant, Tommy sat across the table from Jackie. While he continued to lay on the charm, Catherine slipped her hand on Jackie's thigh under the table. Jackie tensed up a bit, causing Tommy to shoot her a questionable look.
"Cold child," Jackie said.
Catherine then proceeded to slide her hand up Jackie's dress and gave her thigh a squeeze. Jackie flashed her an alarming look as Catherine just smiled innocently back. What the heck is she doing, Jackie thought to herself. She slipped her hand under the table to remove Catherine's hand from her thought, and held it. She continued to talk to Tommy while she ran her thumb over Catherine's hand. As nerve wrecking as it was, it was pretty hot. Little did they know Rachel, who was sitting on the other side of Jackie, saw the entire thing.
After a few minutes later, Catherine excused herself to the bathroom. Jackie rose from her chair and said that she would join her. As soon as she followed her into the bathroom, Catherine checked the stalls, then pushed Jackie against the wall and began kissing her.
"Catherine, you're killing me out there!"
Catherine smiled and playfully bit her lip. "I'm just trying to be an optimist and find the perks of sneaking around," she said as she began kissing Jackie's neck.
All of a sudden, the door opened and Rachel walked in.
Catherine grabbed Jackie's necklace, Â "Your necklace is gorgeous. You should ask if you can keep it. Oh hey Rachel!" She winked back at Jackie before disappearing into a stall.
"Enjoying your night?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah, it's okay," Jackie said, trying to keep her composure.
****
When they returned to the table, Tommy was quick to make another snarky comment.
"What's with girls always having to go to the bathroom together?"
"We make the best kind of company," Catherine grinned.
Jackie shot her a look as Tommy directed his focus on Catherine.
"So Catherine, have you met Jackie's secret boyfriend yet?"
Catherine looked at Jackie and smiled big, placing her hand on her thigh and giving it another squeeze.
"I sure have."
"So what is he like? Is he as insecure as Jackie makes him seem?"
Jackie choked on her water.
"Does she now?" Catherine looked over at her but Jackie didn't make eye contact. This was heading into a direction that she wasn't thrilled with.
"Yeah, she wants me to take the public flirting down a notch tomorrow night. She said he's a jealous guy. Can you blame him though? I mean, she's with my fine piece of ass more than she's with him. I'd be worried too."
"You know, he doesn't strike me as jealous. I just don't think he appreciates his girlfriend being degraded and  forced to sell herself to the media. All for the sake of what? A few more movie ticket sales?"
Jackie grabbed the bottle of wine to pour herself another glass but Catherine stopped her.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah Jacks, we know what happens when you drink too much wine around me," he winked. "Catherine, load her up!" He teased.
Catherine filled both of their glasses, "Why not? I'm up for a fun night."
"Now we're talking!" Tommy shouted. "So Catherine, what's this guy like? Can I take him?"
Jackie shut her eyes, wanting this conversation to end. "Can we please  stop talking about this."
"Come on Jacks, we're just having a little fun," Tommy said.
"Yeah Jacks," Catherine said sarcastically. "I think you should take this one."
Jackie could feel Catherine staring at her. The blood was rushing to her head and she began to become more angry than anything. She was fed up with Tommy's comments and the entire situation that presented itself.
"Yeah, you've been pretty quiet about this guy. Is he really worth ruining all this fun we've been having?"
That was it. Jackie snapped her head up at Tommy.
"He's tall, blonde, has the prettiest brown eyes I've ever seen and an amazing body. Extremely intelligent. Confident, but has a good heart. And most of all, he's worth throwing this entire thing away for. He's the whole package and I wish you two would stop making light of this situation." Jackie said as she got up and stormed out of the restaurant.
"So pretty much the opposite of you, Tommy." Catherine said bluntly before taking one final sip of her wine, then getting up and following Jackie.
Jackie leaned against a wall down the street with her arms crossed. She saw Catherine approaching her from the corner of her eye.
"What the hell was that!" Jackie yelled.
"I'm sorry but I hate that guy. He's such a little jackass."
"It's not funny what you did there. You went too far."
"And he didn't ? Do you know how hard it's been watching him throw himself at you all day, acting like he owns you? How many times is he going to say that you will come back to him? Do you know how irritating that is? Especially knowing that you two were fuck buddies until recently."
"I know. I'm sorry. You being here was supposed to make it easier though, not harder."
"You're so hot when you're mad. Especially after all of those things you just said about me," Catherine smiled and moved closer to Jackie.
"Stop!" Jackie pushed away but couldn't help but smile.
Catherine just looked at her with that devilish little smirk she always had, and her adorable dimples that made Jackie go crazy.
"Let's go back to the hotel," Jackie said, grabbing Catherine's hand before running towards the street for a cab.
"Jackie what about the part-"
Before she could finish, Jackie had a cab open and dragged her into it. She told the driver which hotel, then began making out with Catherine right there in the back seat of the cab. For the first time in her life, she didn't care that someone was watching. Something had taken over her body and she couldn't control it anymore.
When they reached the hotel, the straightened their dresses before stepping out of the cab. They walked as fast as they could through the lobby into the elevator.
"Don't you even think about it. There are cameras," Jackie warned, smiling.
Catherine kept staring at her with that look.
"This is torture," Catherine whispered.
After what felt like the longest elevator ride of their lives, they immediately ran to their room. Catherine pushed Jackie against the door once it was closed. Jackie took Catherine's dress off and then worked on her own as they clumsily made their way over to the bed. They both started laughing uncontrollably, obviously they both had a little too much wine that dinner. Catherine kissed her knee and then helped her up, but as soon as Jackie was on her feet she pushed Catherine down on the bed. This new found confidence transferred itself onto the bed with her. She took the lead first and nibbled on Catherine's bottom lip before going further. Catherine was obviously enjoying this new side of her because her moans were getting a little excessive, more so than usual.
Jackie placed her hand over Catherine's mouth and whispered, "Shhhh. You're going to get us caught."
The feel of Catherine's warm breath and moans vibrated on her hand were sending her over the edge. Finally, Catherine grabbed her and pinned her beneath her. Jackie grabbed a pillow and pressed it harder onto her face, knowing the others could be back at anytime.
Sure enough, just as she was finishing, there was a knock at her door.
A/n Thanks for reading my story. Please vote and drop a comment. Comments will help me a lot more than you might think. â¤ï¸